Thursday, October 17, 2013

"In this theme, I ask you to be inspired by things that are “out of this world”. Whether you choose to explore elements of science fiction/fantasy or real world celestial bodies, the only requirement is that you let your imagination run wild and “aim for the stars”.

I’ve been obsessed lately with accurately depicting nature and I thought it would be a nice stretch to try and create something more fantastical."

THE CHALLENGE RULES

Any EBW member may create one new beadweaving of your own design (not
from a tutorial, kit, book, magazine, or class) in response to the
challenge theme. Your work should be entirely beadwoven, or have a
substantially woven component, to feature and promote our art form. You
may not renew an existing piece, or list a tutorial or made-to-order
item as an entry.

Members are expected to participate in challenges when possible, and
required to do so once each year. Start the weaving anytime after the
theme is announced. Complete and list the work for sale on Etsy by the
5th of the month of the challenge, before midnight Etsy (Eastern
Standard) time. Your listing date is proof you entered by the deadline,
and also determines your placement in the mosaic, so DO NOT RENEW your
work until after the voting poll opens on the 9th.

Your listing must be for sale for the duration of the challenge (not
made to order), unless it sells from your shop. If that happens, please
alert the moderators to your sale, and you can still participate. If you
must reserve your listing for purchase, please follow Etsy's
recommendations and edit both your title and your description to begin
with: "RESERVED FOR (buyer's Etsy username, or designation of buyer's
choice) ONLY." Etsy does not allow the listing of items not for sale, so
reserving your entry to sell elsewhere or keep for yourself is not
permitted. Please do not put your shop on vacation mode when you have an
item entered in the challenge, or deactivate your entry from the time
you list, until the close of the challenge. If you must be away from
your shop, please leave your challenge entry active, with a message
explaining the date the item will shipped if purchased."

WHAT INFORMATION MUST BE IN MY LISTING?

Your listing must include the following four (4) things:
1. The theme of the challenge. For example, “This (describe your work)
was created for the Etsy Beadweavers Team (insert the month) challenge
on the theme (insert the title of the theme).”
2. An explanation of how your work relates to the theme.
3. The address of our team blog where the voting will take place and the
voting dates. For example, “Please visit our team blog, http://www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com between the 9th and 15th and vote for your favorite entry.”
4.Tag your entry EBWC. This is how we find your entry. Please test this
tag by searching "handmade" and "EBWC" on Etsy. If your entry does not
appear in this search within an hour after listing and tagging it,
please contact a moderator for assistance. Please do not apply this tag
until after the previous challenge poll closes on the 15th, and remove
the tag after the voting poll closes, so entries for the next month’s
challenge can be featured.

About Promoting the Public Voting Poll

The purpose of the public poll is to bring as many viewers to our team
blog as possible, increasing awareness of Etsy Beadweavers and our art
form. The winner of the public poll should be the work that the most
viewers liked the best. PLEASE DO NOT request that your friends vote for
your work, or that of another member. Please let them make up their own
minds about which entry they like the best. Promote the challenge by
inviting as many friends, acquaintances, co-workers and family members
as you like to vote for their favorite entry. Please use your blog,
Facebook, Twitter and any other resources you have to drive traffic to
our blog during the challenge. Feel free to say which entry is yours.
Many friends will choose to support you with a vote. Let’s play fair
with each other, and keep our challenges fun for all.

Congratulations to Zvia of zviagil for winning the blog vote in our October challenge with her piece, "Not just a square."Here are the top winners" 1st place with 86 votes - #12 Not just a Square by zviagil 2nd place with 62 votes - # 5 Ferris Wheel Bangle Bracelet by DebgerDesigns 3rd place with 54 votes - #11 Honeybee Collar by WizardIsalndDesigns (team vote winner) 4th place with 45 votes - #2 Geometric Necklace - SashaSi5th place with 38 votes - #13 Geometric Beaded Green Pendant by BeautyGlamourLuba6th place with 26 votes - #10 Geometric Beadwoven Cuff Bracelet by MaryTDesigns7th place with 25 votes- #20 Murano Geometry Beaded Necklace by PlumidiaCollection8th place with 24 votes -#9 Tetra Bracelet by KrisDesignFSP9th place with 23 votes - #6 Vesta Roman Tile Brooch Necklace by beadn4fun10th place with 19 votes- #14 Black and White Geometry Bracelet by AnnaCohen

Congratulations to Karen of WizardIslandDesigns for winning the Internal vote in The Art of

Geometry October challenge! Here are the top entries:1st place with 19 votes - #11 Honeybee Collar by WizardIslandDesigns2nd place with 11 votes each -#2 Geometric Necklace by SashaSi, and #10 Geometric Beadwoven Cuff by MaryTDesigns4th place with 7 votes - #7 Triangles and Squares by EsmereldasStudio5th place with 6 votes - #13 Geometric Beaded Green Pendant by BeautyGlamourLuba6th place with 5 votes each - #5 Ferris Wheel Bangle Bracelet by DebgerDesigns, and #6 Vesta Roman Tile Brooch Necklace by beadn4fun8th place with 4 votes - Perception Bangle by #1 CreationsofAgape.Karen will have the pleasure of selecting our theme for December 2013, the last challenge of the year.

About Etsy Beadweavers

Etsy Beadweavers is a group of beaders who market their creations on Etsy.com. The Beadweavers' creations are different from many of the traditional beaded items, in that they are woven from hundreds or thousands of tiny beads to create intricate designs and pictures. These weavings take the form of both art and jewelry. Each piece takes many hours to complete, with some larger pieces taking weeks or even months.

This blog is devoted to the creations of this group of talented artisans.